Garden Design Diploma Course - award winning training
A master class every day
The London College of Garden Design one-year Garden Design Diploma classes take place in the Orangery conference facilities at Kew Gardens and are led by Andrew Wilson, widely acknowledged as one of the UK's leading garden design lecturers. Andrew has been at the forefront of garden design teaching in the UK and overseas, for some 20 years. He is supported by practicing design, horticulture and technical professionals to ensure you get a wide experience of the industry and the most up to date knowledge. We pride ourselves on making sure you get personal attention and all the support you need to successfully complete the course.
Rewarding careers
This year's Garden Design Diploma graduates are already on their way to rewarding careers. Over the past three years they have won the majority of awards made in the Society of Garden Designers Student Awards, an outstanding achievement and recognition of the level of training given at the College. Click here to see more of their work.
With our unique placement scheme we are often able to place students on work experience with some of the country's leading garden designers. The majority of our students benefited from work experience this year and some have been rewarded with positions with designers including Andy Sturgeon, Luciano Giubbilei, Jo Thompson, Tom Stuart Smith and Sam Martin.
Kew Gardens – the new teaching facilities for the London College of Garden Design Diploma
The London College of Garden Design one-year Garden Design Diploma classes take place in the Orangery conference facilities at the world famous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In keeping with our vision to offer the best garden design training available, our teaching facilities are world class and provide a quiet haven for study in the middle of one of the world's leading botanic gardens. Kew is conveniently located within easy access of transport links and live projects being constructed in the capital.
We welcome students on our landscape design diploma and garden design courses from both the UK and overseas.
A fresh approach
We take a fresh approach making sure that you get carefully targeted professional skills. As well as core design and plant skills we provide intensive business and construction teaching so that students can launch successful businesses as soon as they graduate.
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Two days contact time per week plus personal study time over a period of 34 weeks, divided into three academic terms.
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Through lectures, studio work and practical on-site training students are taken through foundation skills to professional design communication skills.
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As well as design and plant skills, students will be equipped with business and construction skills to support their business aspirations.
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All teaching staff will also be practitioners in their particular field enabling students to learn from their experience as well as their teaching.
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Students benefit from exclusive guest tutor days from some of the world's leading designers such as Tony Heywood and Luciano Giubbilei and designers who have more recently started out on their careers such as Kate Gould and Jo Thompson so you get a rounded picture of what to expect in the first few years of your course.
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Many of our students have benefited from work experience through our close connections with leading garden designers and gone on to full time positions.
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Unique access to design collections and specialist visits.
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A graduate support service that includes access to job opportunities and projects, special events and on going tutor and course support.
Enrolment
The Garden Diploma Course starts in September of each academic year. Please contact us if you are interested in enrolling for this September or if you'd like to meet with Andrew Wilson for an informal chat about the course. If you are applying from overseas you will need to be eligible to study in the UK.
At the London College of Garden Design we offer the best professional garden design course on the market where students can learn from the very best in the profession every day. We look forward to hearing from you.
